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I really enjoy Scalzi’s books, and to the point: it is nice of him to try to take the heat off of a young content creator who has helped promote his works.
by mark_l_watson 3y ago
I really enjoy Scalzi’s books, and to the point: it is nice of him to try to take the heat off of a young content creator who has helped promote his works.
- developer93 3y agoDid you read the article? She runs one of the biggest bookclubs in Hungary. That comment seems a little patronising. :)
- gbalint 3y agoFor the note, I'm a Hungarian, I read books regularly and also read the major news outlets daily, but I never heard neither about Agi Szabados, nor about this controversy.
- developer93 3y agoMy bad :-)
- Y_Y 3y agoWow! Her hovercraft must be chock-full of eels.
- DandyDev 3y agoThe comment is factual, right? The person is young? Check. She is a content creator? Check. She promoted his books? Check. Nothing patronizing about that Edit: meant as a response to sibling comment
- zrail 3y agoÁgi Szabados is a 35 year old adult woman who runs a successful nationwide book club. "Young content creator" in this context absolutely is patronizing.
- matthewdgreen 3y agoI would trade my right arm to be young enough that I get offended when people call me “young.” Youth is really wasted on 20- and 30-somethings.
- lukas099 3y agoImagine this happened to Oprah (when she was younger) and somebody said "it is nice of him to try to take the heat off of a young content creator".
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- gilbetron 3y agoRoger Ebert helped Orpah when she was young (about the same age, 32ish) just before she exploded in popularity. I can't imagine Oprah being offended in that situation or seeing it as being patronizing.
- bannedbybros 3y ago[dead]
- lukas099 3y agoI meant after she exploded in popularity.
- DangitBobby 3y agoThat would be pretty weird because basically everyone knows who Oprah is but nothing wrong other than that.
- DandyDev 3y agoI didn't know her, so I googled her. What comes up the most: her YouTube videos and podcasts. That's the definition of "content creator". I find 35 young. Young != not adult. Having a successful nationwide bookclub does not stop her from (apparently) being a content creator. And vice versa, being a content creator does not diminish the success of her bookclub. You seem to suggest that being a content creator is somehow "less worthy" than having a bookclub. Many people are super successful being content creators on YouTube. Are they less because they don't run a bookclub? Sounds pretty elitist to me
- bawolff 3y agoThings can both be literally correct and patronizing. Words have cannotations beyond their literal meanings In this case "Young content creator" can have the implication that she is not a real success but is only impressive because of her age. Since if she was on the level of a real media personality there would be no need to add the "young" adjective. She would just be a "content creator" Similarly, content creator can have the implication you run a blog or get your fame solely from social media instead of being good enough for more traditional venues (which could be true, i dont know this person). Is all that massively over thinking this? Probably. But i understand how the phrase could be seen as patronizing even if literally accurate.